Hands-free apparatus to apply a liner to an amputated appendage
OwnerTim Lee Stevensoninventor
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Abstract
A liner to an appendage of a user includes a base member, a bracket adjustably mounted to the base member to a desired height position, and a plurality of arms pivotably mounted to the bracket. Each arm can include a rotating member, such as a roller ball, coupled to a top end of the arm. The plurality of arms can extend from the bracket in a generally upright position and can support the liner thereon in an inside out position so that the application of downward pressure by the appendage of the user within the plurality of arms permits the arms to pivot outward, thereby allowing the plurality of arms and roller balls to slide the liner around the appendage of the user.
Claims20
An apparatus for applying a liner to an appendage of a user, comprising:
- a base member;
- a bracket mounted to a top side of the base member;
- a plurality of arms, each having a lower end pivotably mounted to the bracket and an upper end having a rotating member attached thereto;
- an opening formed from the upper end of each of the plurality of arms;
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- an arm securing member configured to retain the plurality of arms in an upright position.
An apparatus for applying a liner to an appendage of a user, comprising:
- a base member;
- an extension extending from a top side of the base;
- a bracket mounted at the top side of the base member to the extension;
- a pad disposed on and extending upward from a top side of the bracket;
- a plurality of arms, each having a lower end pivotably mounted to the bracket and an upper end having a rotatable ball attached thereto;
- an opening formed from the upper end of each of the plurality of arms;
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- an elastic band configured to retain the plurality of arms in an upright position and further permitting the plurality of arms to resiliently move, causing the opening to expand in size when the user inserts their appendage into the opening.
The apparatus of claim 16, wherein each of the plurality of arms are disposed adjacent an outer portion of the pad and pivot away therefrom.
A method for applying a liner onto an appendage of a user, comprising:
- applying the liner, inside-out, over an opening and down sides of an apparatus, the apparatus comprising a base member, a bracket mounted to a top side of the base member, a plurality of arms, each having a lower end pivotably mounted to the bracket and an upper end having a rotating member attached thereto, the opening formed from the upper end of each of the plurality of arms, and an arm securing member configured to retain the plurality of arms in an upright position;
- lowering the appendage onto the liner at the opening covered by the liner, causing the arms to resiliently deform outward;
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- sliding the appendage into an interior of the apparatus, causing the liner to slide along the rotating members and be applied to the appendage of the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.